**Warning the video could be disturbing to some peopleA man who said he was kicked in the face by a Milwaukee police officer while being arrested and then suffered epileptic seizures in the back of the squad car has filed a federal civil right lawsuit. Rafael Rosales' legal team shared an edited portion of his arrest caught on body camera and squad car video. Officers said they chased Rosales for 10 miles in August 2017 following an armed carjacking. The chase ended with a PIT maneuver near 27th Street and College Avenue. Officers yanked Rosales through a broken window. Rosales' lawyers said once on the ground and in handcuffs, then-Officer Michael Gasser kicked Rosales in the head."What do you say to folks who will look at this video and say, 'Well, he was running from police. You shouldn't run from police if you don't want anything to happen to you.'" WISN 12 News reporter Derrick Rose asked the legal team. "Our position, and I think any open-minded person's position should be, let the courts decide if someone is guilty or innocent. Police are there to make the arrest. They're not there to be judge, jury and executioner," attorney Flint Taylor said. Gasser later resigned and pleaded guilty to battery and disorderly conduct, but he was the only officer disciplined.The lawsuit names Gasser and eight other officers, claiming those officers not only lied in their paperwork to cover up what happened but celebrated the arrest.WISN 12 News contacted the city and the Milwaukee Police Department for responses to the lawsuit: "The city does not comment on pending litigation," a spokesperson for the city attorney’s office said by phone."The Milwaukee Police Department takes all incidents of police misconduct seriously. Michael Gasser resigned from the Milwaukee Police Department on Aug. 30, 2018, and is no longer a member of our agency," Milwaukee police spokeswoman Sheronda Grant said by email.Rosales is currently serving prison time at the Fox Lake Correctional Institution, records show.

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**Warning the video could be disturbing to some people

A man who said he was kicked in the face by a Milwaukee police officer while being arrested and then suffered epileptic seizures in the back of the squad car has filed a federal civil right lawsuit.

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Rafael Rosales' legal team shared an edited portion of his arrest caught on body camera and squad car video.

Officers said they chased Rosales for 10 miles in August 2017 following an armed carjacking. The chase ended with a PIT maneuver near 27th Street and College Avenue.

Officers yanked Rosales through a broken window. Rosales' lawyers said once on the ground and in handcuffs, then-Officer Michael Gasser kicked Rosales in the head.

"What do you say to folks who will look at this video and say, 'Well, he was running from police. You shouldn't run from police if you don't want anything to happen to you.'" WISN 12 News reporter Derrick Rose asked the legal team.

"Our position, and I think any open-minded person's position should be, let the courts decide if someone is guilty or innocent. Police are there to make the arrest. They're not there to be judge, jury and executioner," attorney Flint Taylor said.

Gasser later resigned and pleaded guilty to battery and disorderly conduct, but he was the only officer disciplined.

The lawsuit names Gasser and eight other officers, claiming those officers not only lied in their paperwork to cover up what happened but celebrated the arrest.

WISN 12 News contacted the city and the Milwaukee Police Department for responses to the lawsuit:

"The city does not comment on pending litigation," a spokesperson for the city attorney’s office said by phone.

"The Milwaukee Police Department takes all incidents of police misconduct seriously. Michael Gasser resigned from the Milwaukee Police Department on Aug. 30, 2018, and is no longer a member of our agency," Milwaukee police spokeswoman Sheronda Grant said by email.

Rosales is currently serving prison time at the Fox Lake Correctional Institution, records show.